After "Bukang" Left, Visitors Drop... Calls Rise for an AI Replacement

Busan Port Waterfront Park was bustling for a while thanks to a shark named "Bukang".

As the park quickly became deserted after Bukang left, a unique proposal has emerged to deploy an AI Bukang robot in its place.

At the Busan Metropolitan Council yesterday (November 5), a proposal was made to introduce an AI underwater shark robot to the Busan Port Waterfront Park.

The shark Bukang stayed in the artificial waterway of the Busan Port Waterfront Park for over a month starting September 18.

As the news spread nationwide, the park emerged as a new tourist attraction in Busan, drawing up to 140,000 visitors a day.

However, as concerns grew over Bukang's health and public safety, it was moved out of the waterway and has not been seen since October 27.

The number of visitors to the park has also plummeted, with the average daily number of visitors dropping to between 4,000 and 6,000 from October 28 to November 3.
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